Acute basilar artery occlusion treated by thromboaspiration in a cocaine and ecstasy abuser. [electronic resource]
- Neurology Sep 2003
- 839-41 p. digital
Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article
1526-632X
10.1212/wnl.61.6.839 doi
Abciximab Adult Antibodies, Monoclonal--therapeutic use Brain Ischemia--drug therapy Catheterization Cerebral Hemorrhage--prevention & control Cocaine--adverse effects Cocaine-Related Disorders--complications Coma--etiology Female Humans Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments--therapeutic use N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine--adverse effects Pons--blood supply Serotonin--physiology Severity of Illness Index Substance-Related Disorders--complications Suction--instrumentation Thrombectomy--instrumentation Thrombophilia--chemically induced Vasospasm, Intracranial--chemically induced Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency--drug therapy